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1 KEY MESSAGES In Peel in 2011/2012, the following proportion of residents always used protective equipment when snowboarding: o Helmet: 57.7%*. This is similar to Ontario. o Wrist guards: Not reportable for Peel. Reported by 7% of Ontario residents. Page 1 of 9

2 PER CENT OF POPULATION WHO ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET TOTAL 27.3* (CI: ) 52.3* (CI: ) 57.7* (CI: ) Male 25.6* (CI: ) 58.2* (CI: ) 55.2* (CI: ) Female NR NR 63.4* (CI: ) * (CI: ) 44.5* (CI: ) 87.8* (CI: ) NR 45.3* (CI: ) 39.3* (CI: ) NR NR NR PER CENT OF POPULATION WHO ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS TOTAL NR NR NR Male NR NR NR Female NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR -- Reflects respondents aged 12 years and older who reported snowboarding in the past 12 months. NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. -- No respondents. CI - 95% confidence interval. Notes: This concept was not asked in the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Page 2 of 9

3 Question: When snowboarding, how often do you: - wear a helmet? - wear wrist guards or wrist protectors? Last Updated: November 6, 2014 Page 3 of 9

4 PER CENT OF POPULATION WHO ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET TOTAL 31.0 (CI: ) 51.8 (CI: ) 59.1 (CI: ) Male 29.7 (CI: ) 51.1 (CI: ) 55.3 (CI: ) Female 33.6 (CI: ) 53.3 (CI: ) 65.6 (CI: ) (CI: ) 65.0 (CI: ) 75.5 (CI: ) (CI: ) 36.9 (CI: ) 49.4 (CI: ) * (CI: ) 54.5 (CI: ) 60.9 (CI: ) * (CI: ) 75.0* (CI: ) 75.3* (CI: ) NR NR PER CENT OF POPULATION WHO ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS TOTAL 7.3 (CI: ) 8.5 (CI: ) 7.0 (CI: ) Male 7.4* (CI: ) 8.1* (CI: ) 6.1* (CI: ) Female 7.1* (CI: ) 9.5* (CI: ) 8.4* (CI: ) * (CI: ) 7.4* (CI: ) 8.8* (CI: ) * (CI: ) 6.6* (CI: ) NR NR 13.0* (CI: ) NR Reflects respondents aged 12 years and older who reported snowboarding in the past 12 months. NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. -- No respondents. CI - 95% confidence interval. Notes: This concept was not asked in the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Page 4 of 9

5 Question: When snowboarding, how often do you: - wear a helmet? - wear wrist guards or wrist protectors? Last Updated: November 6, 2014 Page 5 of 9

6 NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ / /2012 ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET TOTAL 9,800* 21,800* 24,500* Male 5,700* 18,300* 16,300* Female NR NR 8,300* ,500* 6,200* 9,700* NR 9,300* 10,000* NR NR NR NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ / /2012 ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS TOTAL NR NR NR Male NR NR NR Female NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR -- Reflects respondents aged 12 years and older who reported snowboarding in the past 12 months. NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. -- No respondents. Notes: This concept was not asked in the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Page 6 of 9

7 Question: When snowboarding, how often do you: - wear a helmet? - wear wrist guards or wrist protectors? Last Updated: November 6, 2014 Page 7 of 9

8 NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ / /2012 ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET TOTAL 142, , ,400 Male 91, , ,200 Female 50,900 79, , , , , ,000 76, , ,300* 35,600 37, ,400* 24,100* 15,400* NR NR NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS WHEN SNOWBOARDING,, 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/ / /2012 ALWAYS WEAR WRIST GUARDS TOTAL 33,700 40,400 35,000 Male 23,000* 26,200* 19,300* Female 10,800* 14,200* 15,600* ,800* 12,400* 12,600* ,400* 13,800* NR NR 8,500* NR Reflects respondents aged 12 years and older who reported snowboarding in the past 12 months. NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. -- No respondents. Notes: This concept was not asked in the 2000/2001, 2003 and 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2005, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Page 8 of 9

9 Question: When snowboarding, how often do you: - wear a helmet? - wear wrist guards or wrist protectors? Last Updated: November 6, 2014 Page 9 of 9

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